What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT PILOT FOUND TAILBOOM BOLT MOVED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED COVER FOUND BOLT SAFETIED, BUT BROKEN 2.5 THREADS FROM SHANK BOLT REMOVED AND REINSTALLED 265.2 HOURS BEFORE.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2001
- Submitted
- November 7, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N959SD
- Make and model
- Doug 600N
- Aircraft serial
- RN019
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- HS54825H18
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tailboom
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.